TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY', FEBRUARY 8. 1005. HARDWARE MEN IN SESSION Nebraska Eetail Dealer' Contention Met Yesterday Afternoon. MANY DELEGATES AND EXHIBITORS ATTEND Over 80ff Member Preeent at Opealnsj Beealoa and Maaafaetarera Greet Them with aa Intereatlnc Dlapla? of Warea. omaha hu been taken by the retail hard ware dealer of Nebraska. Over 300 dele atea are In the city to attend the fourth annual meeting of the Nebraska Retail Hardware Dealers' association and more are expected. Omaha. Is ( reeting the vis itors with a hospitable smile and the Mil lard hotel, where the delegates have their headquarters, has been turned Into a hard ware emporium. Everything is displayed there, but stoves and ranges predominate. The stoves convey the Impression that It Is the Intention to give the vlsiors a warm receDtlon. Very little formal work was done the first morning. Tho out-of-town delegates still felt the newness of strange surroundings and they did not seem able to get down to business. For this reason the formal or ganisation was delayed until afternoon. J. Cass Cornell of Ord. president of th as sociation, was in his place. Just as if the association wsa actually In session, and H. J. ' Hall of Lincoln, the secretary, was also on hand. A large share of the dele gates registered during the morning, and a box of silver and greenbacks at the elbow of the secretary showed that most of the members were paying their dues for the j ear. This and the exchange of greetings was. about all that was done during the forenoon. While the members were in the lobby of the hotel talking shop the president and the secretary were mapping out the ar rangements for the afternoon and evening and Impressing upon the delegates the Im portance of being present at the banquet, even if they overlooked some of the busi ness eesnlons. . Exhibits Many and Attractive. Many of the visitors spent the afternoon visiting the rooms and parlors where enter prising Jobbers are displaying their novel ties. The displays are attractive and show that the dealer is putting his best foot forward. Everything In the hardware line Is on exhibition from the newest thing in the washing machine line- to the latest thing In malleable steel ranges. One firm has a papier mache furnace on exhibition In one of- the parlors. The . interior 1 lighted up wlih a crimson Incandescent lamp, which gives a cheerful glow to the furnace, but the glow Is all there Is to it. The person who goes there expecting to get his feet warm will come away with chlllblalns If he stays long enough. T,hen are hot blast stoves, gasoline ranges, hay tools, barn door hangers, forged wire fences, lengths of stove pipe that are better than the Other Arm keeps, besides the latest devices In hardware.. In one of the parlors is a glittering wall made of saws, hammers,'' augers, and chisels including braces with big bits and little bits. It is a notorious fact that the most Interested spectator at these exhibitions Is usually the man who Is there slmrly to satisfy his natural curiosity and who has no thought of ever - investing in the article which he lets the exhibitor explain with so much elaborate detail. i Where a Man Linger a. ; , . Occasionally a man who has sinister designs upon his home Ufa. lingers at the patent washing machine, listens to what the exhibitor has to say of its accom plishments and then he takes a mental sur vey of his laundry bills for the year. If the man goes away with a sigh its a 100 to one shpt that he is preparing to spring a happy surprise on his wife as soon as he can spare the money. ' The morning was pent by the delegates In going from room to room. The afternoon was different. There was a program of , good things to touch off and shortly after 2 o'clock an organization was effected and the delegate got down to. business. Under ordinary circumstances a combina tion of literature and hardware impresses one about the same as a combination of Ice cream and onions. Both are good in their place, but you. get the impression that they won't go well together. The reverse Is true at these meetings. Several papers were down, for the afternoon and they Invited the closest attention. The afternoon session was called to order by President Cornell. The Invocation by Rev. T. J. Mackay was followed by the address of welcome by E. J. McVann and the fourth annual meeting Of the Nebraska Retail Hardware Dealers' association was on in earnest. Walter Qaebler of Wlnside made the response and the remarks of both men were the occasion of frequent applause followed by a hum of approval at the close. Mr. .Cornell delivered the president's ad dress and he took occasion to review the work of the association in the few years that it had been In operation. He out lined the plans of the future and spoke of the hopes and aims of the association. The secretary and treasurer's report came next and then there was an executive ses sion, with an address by M. A. Hargle- 0FPsJv, tATA , I suffered for a long time with a bad case of Catarrh, aud took a great deal of medi cine without any benefit. I had a continual headache, my cheeks had grown purple, my nose was always stopped up, my breath had a sickening aud disgusting odor, and I coughed incessantly, I heard of your S. S. S. and wrote to you. I commenced to use it, and after taking several bottles I wa9 cured and have never since had the slightest symptom of the dis ease. Miss Mary L. Storm. Cor. 7th & Felix Sts., St Joseph, Mo, Wheeling, W. Vs., May aq, iqoj. I had Nasal Catarrh for years for which I used S. S. S. with very gratifying results. I tried local applications for some time, and getting no permanent relief I came to the conclusion that the seat of the trouble was in the blood. Knowing S. S. S. to be a good blood medicine I began its nse, and after using it for some little while it did away entirely with the offensive mucus in the nostrils, and I did not have to hawk and spit, especially in the morning, to dis lodge the catarrhal matter. 1627 South St. -Fred H. Pressy. The filthy secretions and foul mucus that are continually dropping back into the throat, find their way into the stomach and are absorbed into the blood. Catarrh then becomes con stitutional, and the only way to get rid of it Is t hrough the blood. Write us if you have Catarrh, and our physicians will advise you without charge. 1st Swift f psciflo Csmpany, Atlanta, Ga. road of Hofsteln on "Meeting Catalogue Competition." Many women were present In the after noon and during the executive session they adjourned to the parlors, where they were , met by an entertainment committee. The members of this committee are: N. Roberts. C. W. Morton snd Fred Schrem. The members of the reception committee are Mrs. C. W. Morton, Mrs. N. Roberts, Mrs. Fred Schrem and Morris Hussle, Theodore Blnhold and L. Pettenglll. Sheldon on Salesmanship. One of the Interesting addresses of tha afternoon was by J. I. Kenyon of Shel don's Scientific School of Salesmanship at Chicago. He said: Confidence Is the backbone of' business life, personality comes next. Personality In yourself, In your store and in your clerks adds to your success. One of the finest stores I ever visited was a (allure. A negative spirit pervaded the place and everything and everybody was being knocked. The secret of personality la char acter. Chaiacter doesn t mean goodness. I have seen people who wouldn't swear tor the world who were not worth a conti nents!. I mean the magnetic force of true manhood and womanhood. There must be in the salesman the power to Induce others to buy. I asked a man once how many salesmen he had. He told me three. 1 expressed my surprise and told him I thought he had fifty men work ing for him. He said he had. but aduVd: "Only three of them are salesmen. The othera take an order when they get It." Education Is needed by the salesman, the education to draw out the mental faculties and have the power to Influence others. To begin with, a man wants good health. He must have health to enter the arena of competition. In the race for success the best man is going to win. Today the senses needed In the work 'are scientifically developed. Today even agri culture is a science and they have got so that they can raise white blackberries. It is the administration of scientific knowl edge applied systematically. Intelligence is needed. It can be developed. We can rivlnn fhfc fva and th am mlA lha ntVrnr senses so that they will do more for us. We can aeveiop reason ana judgment Just as we can develop the muscles. We want to develop the Imagination. Before the In ventor does -anything he Imagines how It will look. We must have imagination to do tnings differently rrom someone else. Memory and will-power can be developed and should be developed. They are a facior to success, 'i ne man who can remember a race and a name Is apt to be twice as suc cessful as the man who cannot. Men do not accomplish more because they do not attempt to do more. Bmiie. The man who greets his customer with a smile Is the one who win. Make him believe you have missed him and are glad to have him around. Knowledge is a splendid thing. You want to have a knowl edge or tne otner fellow, learn to read him. Every man Is a victim of habit. Habit Is personality. Personality Is the history of the man. If a man Is a Chad wlck vou can make un vnur mind that soonpr or later he'll get back to Cleveland. nememoer you can reacn a man tnrougn the heart quicker than any other way. Make a man feel that he Is all right and that you are all right. Get his confidence. Make him have confidence In you. Avoid words. The world wants men who can talk to the nolnt. Tha dav for talklnc machines has gone by. Arrange the good points of the article you have to sell 1.1 logical order, so that each one will make a strong impression. Let the last impres sion be the best and make your man feel that what you are showing him is good and that he wants It. BANHIET PROVES A FIXI SUCCESS Evening; of Rare Enjoyment Spent by Delegates and Gueata. Last evening the delegates to the Hard ware Dealers' convention gave themselves up to entertainment. Business was for the time forgotten and the hours were devoted to feasting and other pleasures. The doors of the banquet hall were thrown open at 8 o'clock, a flood of orchestral music fol lowed and the guests' filed into the rooms. Nearly 200 people sat down to the tables. The decorations were pretty. Potted plants were placed at regular Intervals along the snowy cloths, while palms stationed at artistic Intervals about the hall enhanced the general effect. Rev. T. J. Mackay asked divine blessing. and a moment later a troop of waiters wltjh trays entered the hall. The banquet was on. The hum of voices and the clatter of tableware was broken at 9:30 o'clock by W. Glass, the toastmaster, who -rapped for order and Introduced the first speaker of the evening, C. H. Rudge. He responded to the toast, "Benefits Gained by-Attending the Retail Hardware Dealers' Association." "The principal benefit of these meetings," said the speaker, "Is recreation. We ought to have more recreation than we have. Some dealers refuse to close their .doors on holidays. I think it is a mistake, and I believe that if you gave yourself up to recreation once in awhile you would have Just 'as much money at the end of the year. Close your doors at o'clock instead of 10. Your customers will learn to get around and they will think more of you. Get acquainted, Dealers who are acquainted are not apt to be fighting one another. Come to the meetings and hear the papers read, you get Ideas you would not other wise get. ' You get modern ideaa of doing business. It is the progressive, up-to-date maa who gets the business nowadays." Morris Hussle had for his toast "Sharp Points in Trade." He began by saying that the sharpest points in the trade he knew were tacks, and he convulsed the audience with a humorous address on tacks. . R. R. Williams of The Iron Age spoke on "The East as Seen By the West." "The subject," said the speaker, "is a colossal one. I came a long distance to attend tho convention, but I am already repaid for tne trouble. The warmth of greeting I received is assurance of the largeness of heart of the Nebraska people. One of the pleasures Of such a meeting is the spirit of fraternallsm engendered. It is refreshing V, me to look upon these vast stretches of vision. Where I live we know there are stars, but when we look i-d be tween the tall bulldinga to the skits we cun't see but a few of them at a time. In New York life appears congested. We live in small quarters. We have not tha room." The speaker embellished his speech with a number of humorous stories. C. O. Lobeck in his "Reminiscences of a Hardware Salesman," . contrasted the present with the past and showed the diffi culties of selling goods In the old days, especially before the customer could be reached by rail. A great many successful business men of today he said owe their success to the traveling man, who made It possible for them to get credit. He said the traveling salesmen had played their part In building up the country. Max TJhllg made a few brief remarks on the value of the retailer, Jobber and salesman sticking together and working In harmony. His toust was "it's a Good Thing; Push It Along." "Words of Good Cheer" was the toast of Rev. T. J. Mackay. lie began by say, Ing that he Is not a hardware, man, but that he had some hard propositions to deal with. He told the story of the travel ing man who got a pass to Avernua to look for some of his old cronies and found them playing poker. He sold his return pass to heaven to get money to buy chips and stay In the game. "It shows," said the speaker, amid laughter, "what asso ciation will do." He said he hoped to see the day when there, was , the same spirit of fcaternallem in the church that there la In the fraternal organisation. "Organ izations of this kind," he said, "are uncon sciously carrying out the precepts of Christ." H. J. Hall made a few brief remarks complimentary' to "tha ladlea,'' and Prof. C. A. Victor entertained the au dience with a fifteen minute exhibition of alelght of hand that was excellent. ALL AROUND MAN AT A HOTEL George Mclntyre Springs Wonderful Story in Judge Day's Court. POOH BAH OF THE ROYAL HELD AS BURGLAR Man Who Did Evrrythlaa; Elae ia Foaad In Adjoining; Cellar Un der Clrcomatancea He How Adroitly Esplalna, George Mclntyre, on trial In Judge Day's court on a charge of burglary, went on the stand In his own defense Tuesday morn ing. He is 30 years of age and came here from New York several months ago. He uses correct and grammatical English, wears eyeglasses and looks more like a theological student than a burglar. He Is, In fact, a gefod deal of a musician, and part of his story showed than on the night when he is charged to have committed burglarious entry he had been making music in a saloon for several hours. Mclntyre makes himself out as having been considerable of a Pooh Bah around the Royal hotel. He certainly was not a member of the union, because he worked overtime like we are told all the million aires did when they were getting only 7 cents a day and a chance to cultivate an appetite which God only knows how they satisfied. First he was to perform the duties of clerk; then he did a few turns of labor on the electric fixings, casually wiped Joints If the plumbing went wrong, as It sometimes will at the most unlikely times and places; as steam fitter he could keep quite busy in a hotel of two floors which was steam heated; as engineer he was charged with the care of the heating plant and as fireman secured what exercise he mlkht need If a plethora of avordupols threatened. Finally as managing editor of the office desk and general overseer and caretaker of valuables in the hotel office he was supreme when the boss was away. Hon He Happened There. It was while approaching tho hotel at Sixteenth and Chicago streets about 2 o'clock on the morning of December 31 that Mclntyre saw a suspicious light in the basement where he had been wont to labor so assldlously. He went down, he said, without a word to anybody about his suspicions, found a piece of pipe that should have been In the boiler room had been used to pry off certain pieces of bridge work which gave entrance to Sargent's grocery basement, followed what ho though was the trail of the man with the light, over the partition into said basement, and was hunting for a burglar when the officer arrived and took him for one. His tale of circumstances leading to his pres ence In the little storeroom and also his expressed Ignorance of the presence in the room of $4.65 taken from the cash register upstairs, which the officers found, was not strong enough to gain his release, and so it comes that he is now on trlal on such a serious charge. Talk ' Didn't Save Him. " The attorneys had completed their argu ments and the case went to the Jury at 3 o'clock. At 4:30 the Jury reported with a verdict of guilty. Following the Mclntyre case Assistant County Attorney Fitch called the case of State against Louts J. Smith, colored. He Is charged with having burglarized the residence of Oscar Shalberg, 909 South Thirty-first street, on the night of Decem ber 7 last and taken a gold watch and an overcoat. , SPORTS OF A DAY. READY FOR FIV4I.S 151 BILLIARDS Coaklln, Gardner and Slaoarney the Only Players Left la Contest. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Charles F. Conklln of Chicago, Edward Gardner of New York snd W. H. Slgourney are the playera le" In the amateur billiard tournament who will nght out the tlnal games for first honors. All the other entries In the tourna ment have finished their games and the three players who head the winning column will, It is expected, nnlnh up the schedule by Thursday night. Gardner and Conklln are now tied for first place, each havln-c won four games, with none lost. Sigourney won three games and lost one. Gardner lost his first game in the tournament, but his opponent In that game was Edward C. Rein, one of the local players, who on account of his failure to appear last night for his game scheduled with Stark was declared out of the tournament today by the committee In charge of the gumes. Rein's elimination from the tournament affected the standing of Conklln, Sigourney and Schmltt, as well as Gardner. But In the case of the latter three It worked as a hardship Instead of a benefit, as they had won their matches against Rein. Conklln, who headed the winning list last night, was compelled to win his game tonight against tichmltt to get on an even basis with Gardner. This was an easy matter for the local man, as Schmitt played a decidedly weak game, the final score being 300 to ITS in favor of Conklln. Conklln was also not up to his standard, his highest run being but twenty-four snd his average 71-33. Schmltt scored a thirty two for his high mark fnd averaged 4 14-41. In the afternoon game Charles Norrls of New York defeated Charles S. Schmltt of Racine by the score of 300 to 190. Nor ris made a high run of 38 and his average was 8 28-34. Sehmitt's high run was 38 1 and his average 6 20-34. W. H. Sigourney, the Pacific coast cham I plon, lost his first game so far in the tournament this evening. His opponent I was Charles Threshle of Boston. The final score was 300 to 207 in favor of the Bos ton player. 'Threshle's play was the best he has shown so far In the tournament and he steadily drew ahead of Sigourney from the start. Sigourney fell down on several easy shots and played a rather weak game all through the match. Threshle's high 1 run was 43 and his aver age 7 34-38. The best run Sigourney se cured was 32 and his average was 6 22-37. The following is the standing of the players: Won. Lost. Gardner 4 0 Conklln 4 0 Sigourney 3 1 Norrls 3 3 Threshle 3 3 Schmitt 1 5 Stark .' 0 6 Conklln and Sigourney will meet in the first game tomorrow and in the evening game Gardner will meet the winner of this match. Divorce Court Notes. Judge Troup has freed Arthur 8. Van Horn from the bonds of matrimony into which he entered with May E. Van Horn in December, lstf. Anna J. Hwanson waa given a decree of divorce from Axel R. by Judge' Sears. Sn will resume her maiden narau of Johnaon. . I.oul. Kachelder haa entered suit for di vorce from Charles M., who I ulleged to be' a nonresident. Thy were man led in Omaha a January 14, ENGINE ALONE IS LACKING Union Paclfle Gaeollne Motor is All. ' Ready to Mote When Power la Applied. All that is necessary to start the gaso line car of the Union Pacific on its trial trip is a motor. The car is done. One of the head officials of the road said last even ing: . "The coach is done. It is lying in the shops waiting for the gasoline engine which has been expected several weeks, but It has not yet put in an appearance. The engine was ordered from a factory in the east and ought to have been here some weeks ago, but It haa been delayed somewhere on the road and there is no telling when It will aritve. It Is likely to get here any day. We have every confidence of the success of the motor. I think It is going to solve the question of cheap transportation on our branch lines. This Is the absorbing prob lem on all big systems. "There ! are many branch lines where steam cars cannot be run economically. On some lines it does not pay to run a freight train over the road more than once or twice a week. See the service we could give them with a railroad automobile. A crew of two is sufficient to take care of It, and we can run it over the road as often as we please. "In sparsely settled districts we can give them say two trains a day where now it hardly pays to run two trains a week. I think we will be running short trains if this motor fulfills our anticipations. They are doing It on some of the lines in the east. In fact, some of them are carrying sleepers. It will be a big thing for travel ing men. The car will permit of first-class service on lines where such a thing Is Im possible with steam. It enables the rail roads to enter into competition for the lo cal business which has been gradually go ing to interurban lines. This Is a competi tion that the railroads feel they must meet but to do It economically has been the problem." Railroad Notes and Peraonala. T C. Davidson, chief rate clerk of the Union Pacific, Is In Chicago attending a meeting of rate clerks. M K. Barnum, at one time master me chanic on the Nebraska division of the Union Pacific and now with the Burling ton, is in the city. Mr. Barnum was at one time stationed at North Platte and went to the Rock Island, to he succeeded by W. R. McKeen, now superintendent of motive power and machinery. The information bureau at the union station Is now in charge of John O. Mc lirUle and Is working like a charm. Mr. Mc Bride is readv to furnish any information from the arrival of a late train to a pre diction of what the weather Is going to be a month from now. He has on hand a profuse supply of everything from a rail road time table to a series of charts show ing the latest astronomical observations. Mr McBrlde insists that the recent spot on the sun was not due to a shortage of coal caused by the cold weather. FIRE RECORD. Farm Honae Hear Colambua. COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb. 7. (Special Tel egram.) The home of Frank Flak us, five miles west of town, was totally destrcyed by fir-- Ihli afternoon. Th' origin is thought to have been a defective flue. The family had barely time to make their escape with only a small portion of their personal ef fects. The house waa valued at about 12,000 and was only partly insured. The family had to make their way nearly a mile to a neighbor's through almost a blizsard. Mill In New York. ROME, N. Y.. Feb. 7. A spark from a workman's torch falling upon oily waste and a greasy floor caused a lira today which deatroyed the Iron Merchant mill, entailing a leas of $200,000. Cottoaaeed Oil Plant. OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T., Feb. 7.-The plant of the Southwatern Cotton OH com pany burned today. Losa 150,000. Diner's Digesters deatroy dyspepsia germs nd make the stomach healthy. Buy them and try them, at Myers-Dillon Drug Co. EVENTS ON THE BINNING TRACKS Four Favorltea Win on Heavy Conrae at New Orleana. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7.-Rainy, dis agreeable weather and a heavy track cut down the fields, diminished the attendance and Interfered with today's racing gen erally. Four favorites won, Mr. Jack, who was repeatedly cut off and Interfered with, and Barca, who disliked the conditions, meeting defeat. Results: First race, one mile and an eighth: Tris tam 8hnndy (7 to D.won, The Eye second, John Doyle third. Time: 2:04. Second race, one mile: Toboggan (1 to 3) won, Baggerly second, Hakim third. Time: 1:18H. Third race, five furlongs: Baywood (13 to 5) won, Dixie Lad second, Merry Acrobat third. Time: 1:33. Fourth race, six furlongs: Jake Sanders (7 to 10) won, Iady Ellison second, Charlie Thompson third. . Time: 1:17. Fifth race, one mile and five furlongs: Lee King (6 to 1) won, George Vivian sec ond. Handppinner third. Time: 3:02. Sixth race, six furlongs: Long Days (7 to 5) won, Isabella D second. Halcyon Days third. Time: 1:1. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. ResultB at Oakland First race, five furlongs and a half: Belle Reed won. Ethel Abbott second. The Hawaiian third. Time: 1:14. Second race, three furlongs and a half: Mazapan won, Semltune second, Lady Catherine third.. Time: . 0:46. Third race, five furlongs: Toto Gratiot won, Foxy Grandpa second, Ragnaroak II third. Time:. V07... Fourth Tace. one mile and a sixteenth: Anvil won.-'Clnoinuatus second. Barrack third. Time: l:5fi. , Fifth race, six furlongs: . Bragg won, Rector second. Sea Voyage third. Time: 1 :21. Sixth race, one mile: Halnault won, Ar cade second. St. fllcho third. Time: 1:4BH. LOS 1 ANGELES, Feb. 7. Results at Apcot: ' First race, six furlongs: Estrellado (8 to 6) won, Amlnte second, Isabute third. Time; 1:154. Second race, one mile: Doctor C (9 to 6) won. Cotillion second, Dlxelle third. Time: 1:41. Third race, six furlongs: -Aunt Polly (7 to 10) won, Dorlce second, Great Mogul third. Time: 1:14. Fourth race; one mile and a sixteenth: Paducah (3 to 1) won, Dutiful second, Watercure third,, Time: 1:48. . Fifth race, six furlongs: Frank L. Per lev (9 to 6) won. palmist second, Pruewood third. Time: 1:15. . .Sixth race, one mile and a sixteenth: Fugle Horn (4 to 1) won, George Berry sec ond. Durbar third.- Time: 1:49. TRANSFER OF BALL PLAYERS President Pnlltam Annonneea Several Contracta and Relenaee. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-The following con tracts and releases were today promul gated by President H. C. Pulliam of the National league: Contracts With Cincinnati, E. J. Phelps, O. Overall; with New York, Leon Ames, OfTa Nell. Releases Bv Brooklyn to Philadelphia, O. Clymer, E. Courtney; by Philadelphia to Pittsburg. O. Clymer; by Cincinnati to St. Louis, W. A. Kellum; by Pittsburg to Paducah, G. C. Land; by Pittsburg to To ledo J. R. Gilbert, S. H. Camnltz; by St. Louis to Portland, Ore., John McLean. WITH THE BOWLERS On the alleys of the Omaha Bowling ass soclation last night two teams from the Dally NewB fought out a match to a close flnlHh. The Vets managed to win one game by a single pin, but the Colts held them safe on the other two. Rice was high for the night, with 674, and Polcar and Pearce both rolled over 500. RICE'S COLTS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. Rice 210 167 197 674 Smith 93 145 123 361 Pearce 168 165 1M 601 Parmelee 159 101 156 416 Coburn 137 141 106 374 Totals 747 719 76S 2,229 POLCAR' S VETERANS. 1st. 2d. 8d. Tot. Polcar 144 1S9 194 627 Martin 126 117 110 353 Mulholland 172 132 l.-rU 464 Griffith 142 1 58 143 443 Cox 94 124 140 :&' Totals '. 678 720 737 2.135 Hussle's Acorns defeated Councilman Schroeder's St. James team last night on Lents & Williams' alleys by a narrow mar gin of forty-three pins. The score: ACORNS. 1st. 2d. 3d. Tot. Hussle 151 lf3 161 m Weymuller 181 14 m 587 Wilson 148 1M 193 54) Hanson 137 112 160 4"9 Solomon 182 lt9 172 523 Totals 802 817 898 2$tf ST. JAMES. 1st. 2d. 8d. Tot. Colder 120 142 1st 444 P. Nielsen 223 198 187 Gig Vaughn 137 146 1H6 inn Scanell 163 159 167 4 J. Nielsen 128 176 158 46i Totals 771 821 882 271 TRAVELER LOSES HER JEWELS San Francisco Police Are Looking for Peraoa Who Took Valaa. ble Caaket. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-E. M. Hoi brook, a wealthy lumberman of Minne apolis, who, accompanied by hta wife, hae been spending aoma wreke In this city, started for home today. When about to board the overland train Mra. Holbrouk dlacovertd that a caaket containing Jewels valued at $8,000, had dlaappeared on the way from the . hotel te the railroad. The travelers placed the matter In the handa of the police, but ao far the detectives have not succeeded In finding tlte allgbteat clue to tbs mlaalna gems. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA New Buildings Contemplated This Season tn North Twenty-Fourth Street. MUCH DISCUSSION OF SEWER PROPOSITION Two Coanrllmen and Committee of Cltlaena Call on General Manager Kenyon of Stork Yarda Company. Some Improvements of considerable Im portance are being contemplated by prop erty owners on North Twenty-fourth ! street. The first Intimation of these Im provements came when the city council directed the clerk to advertise for bids for a site for a fire hall to take the place of fire hall No. 1. Dan Hannon owns the ground and building occupied by the city for a fire hall Just north of the postofflce building. Mr. Hannon said that he con templated building In the spring and that If he did the city would have to find other quarters for the firemen. Going Into the matter In detail It was learned that Thomas H. Hall of Omaha, who owns sixty feet of the vacant lot north of the fire hall, proposes to build in the spring. H. J. Abrahams, who owns the thirty-six feet north of the Hall property. Is will ing to build. Hannon has forty-four feet, Hall sixty feet and Abrahams thirty-six feet. The plan now Is for these three prop erty owners to get together and build a two-story store building having a frontage on Twenty-fourth street of 140 feet. , While those Interested decline to talk about what the store buildings to be erected are to be used for, it is under stood that a furniture establishment Is to occupy the ground floor. While plans for the proposed buildings are not com pleted, the understanding seems to be that party walls will be built and that the structure will be of the same design as to the front. Aa to the cost of the buildings this has not been figured out, but It Is given out that the Improvement to this property will certainly be made this year. Cltlaena Talk Sower. About thirty taxpayers met at the office of T. J. CKNell last evening to talk over ,the sewer proposition. E. H. Howland acted as chairman and T. J. O'Nell waa secretary. Those present had their say and these resolutions were offered and adopted: Whereas, The Uulon Stock Yards com pany Is now represented at Lincoln, stronply urging the passage of S. F. 44 and H.' R. 76, and, Whereas, The passage of said bills will not only take from the people of South Omaha the right to vote bonds In the amount of $250,000, but may, and It Is In tended, shall result In allowing the said Stock Yards company to void Its plain liability under its written contract to pay one-half of the main sewer, therefore, be It Resolved, That printed copies of said contract be mailed to each member of the legislature, and that a committee of five citizens be appointed by the chair, whose duty it shall be to go to Lincoln and re quest the members of the legislature to vote against said hills unless the same be amended so as to allow the bonds to bo Subhltted to a vote of the people of South Omaha. Chairman Howland then appointed the following committee: Thomas J. Nolan, A. H. Murdock, Henry C. Murphy, Colonel C. M. Hunt and John McMillan. Committee Calls on Kenyon. In accordance with a motion made by Klewlt of the council Monday night, a committee of citizens called upon General Manager Kenyon of the Union Stock Yarda company yesterday In relation to the pro posed sewer. While Kiewlt made the mo tion, which included the mayor and council, besides the citizens, Klewlt was missing, and so was the mayor and four of the councllmen. At any rate, the committee of citizens, along with Adklns and Queenan of the council, called upon Mr. Kenyon and talked over the sewer proposition. The following resolution was adopted by a ma jority of the committee: That this committee endorse the Gibson bill, senate file No. 44,' und tho Fltle bill, house roll No. 76, but we declare It as our opinion that there should hereafter lie con stituted a citizens' committee to look after the carrying out of the provisions of the said hills when either of them shall become a law. Thia resolution Is signed by C. W. Miller, E. T. Miller, David Anderson, W. IL Quee nan, E. L. Howe, Hermnn Beal and W. P. Adklns. B. H. Howland of the citizens' committee voted in the negative. T. J. O'Nell and J. J. Fitzgerald declined to sign the resolution. They asserted that a muss meeting should be called to secure the voice of the people in regard to the bills In question. Want Better Service. People residing in the southwest portion of the city are up In arms about the street car service on West Q street. A commit tee of the Southwest Improvement club has sent a communication to the city coun cil asking that something lie done to give better service. The statement Is made that cars showing West Q street signs are switched at Thirty-third and Q streets, leaving passengers bound for the terminus of the road to wait for a car that will run through. There Is no place to keep warm while waiting, so say the people who make thp complaint, and they want the matter attended to right away. The council has taken cognizance of the matter and a committee will wait upon the street car officials some day this week. Democratic School Slate. While the republicans have practically agreed upon the nominees for members of the Board of Education to be. elected in April, the democrats have been back ward about announcing their slute. A caucus held Monday night by the demo craU shows that three members of thu party will be put forward. These are Al Powell, Dr. C. M. Schlndel and Joseph Koi'etz. Retail Merchant Banquet. Arrangements are about completed for the banquet to be given on the night of February 13 by the local Retail Merchants' association. President Youngblood of the state association has been invited to be present,' also J. D. Cunningham, state organizer. Some of the officers of tin Omaha association will be Invited and will be expected to deliver addresses. Plates have been arranged for 150 guests. The banquet is to be held at Eagles' hall, Twenty-sixth and N streets. Those who are interested state that the membership U growing rapidly and that every retail merchant In South Omuha Is expected to Join. Cndahy Stops Ire Cnttlna. At noon today the men employed at Sey mour lake In the cutting of Ice for the Cudahy Packing company will be laid off and the cutting for the year will end. Both of the Ire houses at the lake are filled and at least JO.nno tons are stacked on the around under 1 roof. The Ice stacked on the ground will be used first and the crop In the houses will be held In re serve. In addition to the crop harvested the Cudahy company has been shipping about eight carloads a day to the plant to be used in refrigerator cars. There Is plenty of Ice still on the lake, but the Cudahy's assert that they have more than they want now and will not cut any more this winter. Armour Offlrlata Here. George Smith, chief master mechanic, and Robert Clark, superintendent of con struction of the Armour Packing company, with headquarters In Chicago, were visit ors at tho South Omaha plant yesterday. These officials Inspected the new Hamilton-Corliss engine Installed at the plant recently and went over some plans re lating to changes in the cutting and cool ing rooms at the Sioux City plant. The visitors appeared to be well pleased with the big engine nt the local plant. The Armour company proposes making some more Improvements here as soon as the weather will permit' , Maatc City Gnaalo. E. A. Cudahy Is confined to his home with an attack of the grip. A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Albert McGill, 1011 North Seventeenth street. L. C. Manning, lois North Twenty-fourth street, has returned from a trip to Boston, Mass. Today Is bargain day for the South Omaha merchants in the Business Men's association. The young son of Patrick Hannigan, Thirty-eighth and Y streets, Is suffering from a severe attack of the grip. Councilman Martin's son is under the care of Dr. James A. Kelly. He is going through an attack of pneumonia. Last night the local lodge of Eagles gave an Interesting entertainment, consisting of music, recitations and refreshments. Tonight the drill team of Camp No. 1095, Modern Woodmen of America, will give an entertainment and dance at Woodman hull. The sidewalks In all parts of the city are not free from snow and many falls on account of the slippery condition of walks arc being reported. Tom Connor's house at Twenty-fifth and A streets was damaged by fire to the ex tent of $700 last evening. Thawing out frozen water pipes was the cause of the fire. 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